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| Apple Akane | |||||
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| Summary | One of the best early-season apples, better known in the USA than Europe, but would appeal to European tastes too. | ||||
Identification | Akane | ||||
| Fruit colour | Red | ||||
| Flesh colour | White | ||||
| Fruit size | Medium | ||||
| Fruit shape | Short-round-conical | ||||
Using | Akane | ||||
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | Strawberry / raspberry | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1 week | ||||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Akane | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Average growth | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | ||||
| Gardening skill | |||||
| Problems | Scab - Some resistance Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Some resistance Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | ||||
Other | Akane | ||||
| Country of origin | Japan | ||||
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